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  • Organizing Briefs

    The Journey from “Factories in Homes” to Legal Recognition and Rights for Home-Based Workers in Pakistan

    This brief discusses the struggle of home-based workers in Pakistan to realize the rights enshrined in the Sindh Home-Based Workers Act of...

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  • Resource Documents

    New Forms of Social Insurance: The Case of the TUC–UNIWA Informal Sector Pension Scheme in Ghana

    The TUC–UNIWA Informal Sector Pension Scheme was established in Ghana in 2017 by the Union of Informal Workers Associations (UNIWA) as a...

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  • Resource Documents

    Home-Based Work during the COVID-19 Crisis: Pathways of Impact and Recovery in Five Cities

    In both mid-2020 and mid-2021, WIEGO assessed the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on specific groups of informal workers and their households,...

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  • 25th Anniversary - Janhavi Dave Post
    Building Collective Power October 18, 2022

    Joining Hands to Organize Home-Based Workers

    In this interview, HomeNet International Coordinator Janhavi Dave tells us of proud moments in the home-based workers’ movement and shares...

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  • Policy Briefs

    Claiming Space for Informal Work in Master Planning: Reflections from a People’s Campaign in Delhi

    Master plans across the Global South tend to reflect Eurocentric, modernist city visions that are disconnected from the lived reality of...

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  • Street vendor in Salvadore, Brazil Statistical Briefs

    Informal Workers in Brazil: A Statistical Profile

    This brief examines data on employment in Brazil from 2012, 2019 and 2020, with a focus on five groups of workers who are mainly informal. ...

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  • Law & Informality Highlights - September 2022 Law & Informality Insights

    A Chain is as Strong as its Weakest Link: Strategies for International Supply Chain Legislation to Include Homeworkers

    This publication – A Chain is as Strong as its Weakest Link: Strategies for International Supply Chain Legislation to Include Homeworkers...

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  • Working Papers

    Urban Planning and Informal Livelihoods in India: An Analysis of Urban Planning Laws and Processes in Delhi and Bangalore

    This paper seeks to critically analyze the legal framework of urban planning in India and the challenges and opportunities it presents informal...

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  • Organizing Briefs

    Supporting Self‑Organization of Home‑Based Workers in Africa: Lessons Learned

    This organizing brief draws out the lessons of HBWs organizing in five countries; Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda. It...

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  • Research Reports

    COVID-19 and Informal Work in 11 Cities – Executive Summary

    The longitudinal multi-city study of the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on informal workers finds that earnings are still far below their...

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